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minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up28·3 months agoThe odds of a US nickel landing on its edge is about 1 in 6000. If there are any other country’s coins thicker the odds would probably get better.
minus-squareporksnort@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·3 months agoA standard US nickel, yes. I prefer better odds than that… Thick Nickels
minus-squareporksnort@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoWhatever you call them, people will respect you more when you use them.
minus-squaremrgoosmoos@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agothank you for this blessed website in trying times
minus-squareHakFoo@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up14·3 months agoThe old UK £1 was similar in size but twice as thick. It’s now 12-sided but not sure how that impacts the odds.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up17·3 months agoI know there’s a way to figure that out, but I have no idea where to start. So I’m going with 1 in 3000, plus or minus 42.
minus-squareChrobin@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up8·3 months agoWell, but it also has to stay on its edge, and that’s a lot less likely…
The odds of a US nickel landing on its edge is about 1 in 6000. If there are any other country’s coins thicker the odds would probably get better.
A standard US nickel, yes.
I prefer better odds than that…
Thick Nickels
thickles
Thnickles
Whatever you call them, people will respect you more when you use them.
thank you for this blessed website in trying times
The old UK £1 was similar in size but twice as thick. It’s now 12-sided but not sure how that impacts the odds.
I know there’s a way to figure that out, but I have no idea where to start. So I’m going with 1 in 3000, plus or minus 42.
Well, but it also has to stay on its edge, and that’s a lot less likely…